Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
How Carvan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Carvan
Carvan Walker is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years in the mental health field. She practices from Mississippi and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, and relationship concerns. Her work also covers LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and women's issues.
Carvan uses a conversational, client-centered style. She listens for a person's values and strengths and helps them decide what changes feel right.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and goal-focused so people leave with steps they can try between meetings. Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and on dialectical behavior strategies to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Narrative techniques help people reframe their stories and make room for new choices.
Motivational interviewing supports change when someone feels stuck or ambivalent. Carvan emphasizes building a mental health toolbox. That means learning skills that can be used when strong feelings arise, and turning hard experiences into learning rather than roadblocks.
She helps clients map out small, achievable goals and track progress over time. People who value clear steps, practical skills, and respectful listening often do well with her. She aims to create a calm, direct space where a person can talk through tough issues and work toward better daily functioning.
Sessions are offered in English and conducted via multiple online formats to fit different needs and schedules.
What Carvan works with
Everything Carvan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Carvan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Carvan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a plan around what matters to the person. The therapist follows the person's lead, helps identify strengths, and supports choices that match their values.Cognitive behavioral therapy looks for unhelpful thoughts and patterns that fuel anxiety, anger, or low mood. It teaches practical exercises to change thinking and try out different behaviors between sessions.
Dialectical behavior therapy offers specific skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. It can help people tolerate distress, improve emotion regulation, and strengthen interpersonal effectiveness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and adjust strategies as progress is made.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, chat or text work well for brief check-ins or written reflection. These formats offer flexibility so people can fit therapy into their schedules and try what feels most manageable.
Questions people ask about Carvan
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
Carvan helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and LGBT topics.
What is the therapy style like in sessions?
Sessions are client-centered and practical, focusing on listening, identifying strengths, and building concrete skills to manage emotions and day-to-day challenges.
How much experience does the therapist have?
She brings 20 years of experience working in the mental health field across a range of settings and presenting issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
The therapist holds a Master of Science and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Mississippi.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and situations.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.